(627) Charis
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Asteroid (627) Charis |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,900 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0608 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.724 AU - 3.077 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.48 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 142.6 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 174.0 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 5, 2013 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 343 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.5 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (38.018 ± 0.146) km |
| Albedo | 0.05 |
| Absolute brightness | 9.95 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | August Kopff |
| Date of discovery | March 4, 1907 |
| Another name | 1907 XS |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(627) Charis is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 4, 1907 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the three graces, the Charites , from Roman and Greek mythology.